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What profession was Élie Metchnikoff best known for?

  • Physicist

  • Immunologist

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Élie Metchnikoff was a Russian-born French immunologist and microbiologist. He is best known for his discovery of phagocytosis, which is the process by which white blood cells engulf and destroy invading bacteria. Metchnikoff's work on phagocytosis was a major contribution to the understanding of the immune system and led to the development of antibiotics.
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